Mine just arrivedI can't find a cloth anywhere in the package. Did anyone else get a polishing/cleaning cloth?
Are you that worried about a "polishing/cleaning cloth"?!?!?!? Putting it on display?
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$249 refurbished iPhones
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Are you that worried about a "polishing/cleaning cloth"?!?!?!? Putting it on display?
You didn't say it shipped on the 20th. You made it sound as if it shipped today..
Iphone arrived this morning but now I have to wait two weeks when I get back to Jacksonville to get my hands on it.
Somehow this US$100.00 difference suggests me that this batch of refurbs from AT&T was never sent back to Apple. Maybe Apple uses higher standards for refurbs. Who knows ? My previous experience with AT&T was not good and I wonder what the bold phrase below real means when the refurb comes from AT&T (and not Apple).
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Why Refurbished Phones?
Sold exclusively online, Refurbished Phones are pre-owned cell phones and devices that have been returned during the 30-day trial period. Each Refurbished Phone/Device is independently tested and reflashed with the latest software to meet new factory standards.
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/basics/choosing-phone/refurbished-phones.jsp
Just curious, according to people to have received their refurbished iphone, the firmware are all 1.1.1. But based on the statement above, shouldn't they be the latest version, which is 1.1.4, to the the factory standards??
Now we're talking semantics. Billing info was received 10 minutes before midnight but it didn't leave the att warehouse till 7:30 am on the 21st and I didn't get the email till today so if as far as I'm concerned it shipped today. There are a lot of people who ordered on the 18th and got it yesterday so if billing info hadn't been received till 12:01 on the 21st, who's to say it wouldn't still have gotten here on Monday. The point is moot, however, because my iPhone is on the way!
Just curious, according to people to have received their refurbished iphone, the firmware are all 1.1.1. But based on the statement above, shouldn't they be the latest version, which is 1.1.4, to the the factory standards??
Apple and AT&T have different "standards" for refurbished equipment.
From he other posts, something suggests that AT&T just repackages
the phone (if it is working) without following Apple's standards.
That's why you have US$100.00 difference on these phones.
Same here... I was planning to unlock it so I can use it when I travel back to Taiwan in May. But it also seems like I might need the warranty more since the refurb from ATT may have more problem. >_<
My strategy is to not unlock the phone before a careful testing. If you do (meaning bye-bye warranty) and something goes wrong, what else can you do ? Certainly Apple is not going to do anything.
I wonder whether or not you could return to AT&T for another model.
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30-day no risk return policy – Try out your phone for 30 days and if you don’t like it, return it for another model
Ya I made the original post because a lot of people in here don't understand that the shipment day does not count as a business day.
2-Day shipping will usually come 2 days after it is shipped.
Sometimes if you are lucky things come early
No harm no foul.
My strategy is to not unlock the phone before a careful testing. If you do (meaning bye-bye warranty) and something goes wrong, what else can you do ? Certainly Apple is not going to do anything.
I wonder whether or not you could return to AT&T for another model.
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30-day no risk return policy Try out your phone for 30 days and if you dont like it, return it for another model
But how do you test it without either unlocking it or signing the contract??
My strategy is to not unlock the phone before a careful testing. If you do (meaning bye-bye warranty) and something goes wrong, what else can you do ? Certainly Apple is not going to do anything.
I wonder whether or not you could return to AT&T for another model.
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30-day no risk return policy Try out your phone for 30 days and if you dont like it, return it for another model
How can I test it without unlock?
Just got my phone right now. I ordered it on Tuesday. Everything looks good so far. It comes with the cleaning cloth and 1.1.1 firmware. The phone looks brand new. I hope everything goes good with the phone
Just got my phone right now. I ordered it on Tuesday. Everything looks good so far. It comes with the cleaning cloth and 1.1.1 firmware. The phone looks brand new. I hope everything goes good with the phone
According to DHL, mine's still on the truck... I'm not sure how much longer I can wait! I've already told my boss that I'm starting to feel faint.
You mean jailbreak? if I follow the normal activation thru itune, it means I will need to sign the ATT contract. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Just got my iphone. looks beautiful! I plugged it in, it made noise...and nothing happened. iTunes is supposed to open so I can register it. But nothing happens. Any ideas?
You CAN bypass the activation process. Maybe I was unfortunate to write
"You can activate the phone without unlocking it."...the most correct way would be "you can BYPASS the activation..."
And no, you do not necessarily need to jailbreak an iPhone to bypass the activation step.
I have myfaves too, they dont ask anything about that. I just called and asked them to change me from blackberry to total internet because I got a new unlocked smartphone. I wish it would finish provisioning or whatever is taking them so long though, I still can't get EDGE. Just manage myfaves from mytmobile.com
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